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Dec 31, 2012 at 12:01 AM

Tonight's Downtown Countdown at the Bo Diddley Community Plaza rings in the new year with The Nasty Habits, which will perform a 50th-anniversary tribute to The Rolling Stones, and The Irie Ones, which will start the show with a set of reggae sounds at 9 p.m

By Bill DeanEntertainment editor

Counting down the New YearTonight's Downtown Countdown at the Bo Diddley Community Plaza rings in the new year with The Nasty Habits, which will perform a 50th-anniversary tribute to The Rolling Stones, and The Irie Ones, which will start the show with a set of reggae sounds at 9 p.m. Noisemakers will be passed out at the free event for ringing in the New Year at midnight.Downtown Countdown: 9 p.m. today, Bo Diddley Community Plaza, 111 E. University Ave. Free.

MUSICRenowned pianist Pnina Becher performs five sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti — each of which will be paired with a separate wine for tasting — in two performances of “Piano Reserva — A Scarlatti Soiree” today at the Phillips Center's Squitieri Studio Theatre.Pnina Becher, “Piano Reserva — A Scarlatti Soiree”: 2 and 5 p.m. today, Phillips Center's Squitieri Studio Theatre, 3201 Hull Road. Tickets: $65 for table seating, $50 for theater-style gallery seating. (392-2787, www.performingarts.ufl.edu)■ ■ ■“Blue Years Eve,” a blues-themed New Year's Eve celebration featuring dinner and music by the R. Mutt Blues Band and Middleground, is planned at Dos Mamas Eastside Eatery. The event includes dinner and a champagne toast at midnight.“Blue Year's Eve”: Doors open at 7 p.m. today, music starts at 8:30 p.m., Dos Mamas Eastside Eatery, 2017 NE 27th Ave. Cost: $30 per person, $50 per couple, includes dinner, music and champagne toast at midnight. (505-0369)